Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Nesting Doll 4pc./5"

Have you seen the wildly successful film based on the John Le Carré spy novel and British TV mini-series Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy? If so, you'll love this very special and unique matryoshka. She is a one-of-a-kind collectible for fans of the espionage movie, book, or TV mini-series. In fact, this is the very nesting doll featured in the TV series opening credits. The matte finish is reminiscent of the dark days of the Cold War, and the girl's perturbed frown reflects the seriousness of the mission facing George Smiley (played by Gary Oldman). Can he uncover the identity of the Russian mole working for the British Secret Service? Open this stacking doll (available only at the Golden Cockerel) and find the blank-faced secret agent hiding inside.

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Production Techniques: Hand Painting. This nesting doll was carved in the Upper Volga region, the Russian center of nesting doll carving. The carved pieces were assembled, doll inside a doll, and then delivered to the Golden Cockerel workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia. Our artists painstakingly hand paint every detail, beginning with backgrounds and moving to the finer elements that require a brush of very select Siberian squirrel hair. It is daunting to think of the time and talent invested in each of the nesting pieces! Finally we baptize each doll in multiple layers of non-toxic water-based lacquer to make a marvelous matryoshka that will delight children and collectors. The bottom of the largest doll gets stamped with Golden Cockerel's "Made in Russia " mark of nesting doll quality, initialed by the artist, and dated like a true collectible. We can only hope you will give it a good home.